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SPE 11114
ABSTRACT
Laboratory data are presented on the changes
in the densities of 11-18 lb/gal oil and water base
drilling fluids in the temperature and pressure
ranges of 70-400F and 0-14,000 psig. Results
indicate that the change in density of a given type
of drilling fluid appear to be independent of the
initial density of the fluid, and as oil base
drilling fluids are subjected to high temperatures
and pressures, they become more dense than water
base drilling fluids. The test apparatus and
calibration are also described.
of AIME.
PI = Po
.0003l9N
0.9996
...... (1)
-1.064 x 10-
1 064
. (2)
.063
.. (3)
NOMENCLATURE
1.
2.
SPE 11114
Pressure, psig
Correlation coefficient
o psig, lb/gal
Po
Density at 70F.
Pl
Density at T, P, lb/gal
Pc
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors express their appreciation to Hughes
Drilling Fluids for permission to publish this work.
1.
2.
3.
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
DENSITY OF
DENSITY OF
14 Ib/gal WATER BASE
DRILLING FLUID
DRILLING FLUID
Pressure
(psig)
Temperature
0
0
0
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,ODO
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
(oF)
Density
(lb/gal)
Pressure
(psig)
Temperature
(OF)
Density
(lb/gal)
10.69
10.65
10.53
10.36
10.15
9.91
10.80
10.75
10.62
10.44
10.23
9.98
9.74
10.88
10.82
10.68
10.50
10.27
10.05
9.82
9.59
10.94
10.87
10.73
10.56
10.33
10.11
9.90
9.67
10.39
10.17
9.97
9.74
10.23
10.03
9.81
10.10
9.88
9.95
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
13.60
13.57
13.42
13.22
12.94
12.70
13.73
13.70
13.53
13.32
13.06
12.82
12.52
13.85
13.78
13.61
13.40
13.14
12.91
12.62
12.27
13.92
13.84
13.67
13.46
13.21
12.99
12.70
12.36
13.28
13.06
12.78
12.45
13.14
12.85
12.54
12.93
12.62
12.70
0
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
Pressure
(psig)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
TABLE 3
TABLE 4
DENSITY OF
18 1b/ga1 WATER BASE
DRILLING FLUID
DENSITY OF
11 1b/gal OIL BASE
DRILLING FLUID
Temperature
(oF)
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
Density
(lb/ga1)
Pressure
(psig)
Temperature
17.96
17 .93
17 .81
17.60
17.34
17 .05
18.16
18.11
17.97
17.73
17.47
17.19
16.88
18.27
18.23
18.06
17.81
17.57
17.29
16.99
16.64
18.35
18.32
18.14
17.89
17 .66
17.38
17.10
16.76
17.75
17.47
17.20
16.87
17.56
17.29
16.98
17.38
17.08
17.17
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10.000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
COF)
Density
(lb/gal)
10.95
10.87
10.62
10.40
10.17
9.92
11.11
11. 04
10.77
10.56
10.35
10.12
9.88
11. 23
11.14
10.89
10.70
10.49
10.29
10.07
9.92
11. 32
11.24
10.99
10.81
10.62
10.43
10.22
10.08
10.73
10.55
10.36
10.22
10.67
10.48
10.35
10.58
10.46
10.57
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
DENSITY OF
14 1b/gal OIL BASE
DRILLING FLUID
DENSITY OF
DRILLING FLUID
Pressure
(psig)
Temperature
(OF)
Density
(lb!ga1)
Pressure
(psig)
Temperature
(OF)
Density
(lb/ga1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
14.27
14.12
13.88
13.64
13.40
13.15
14.47
14.33
14.09
13.86
13.61
13.38
13.10
14.60
14.46
14.23
14.02
13.78
13.58
13.32
13.09
14.71
14.57
14.35
14.15
13.93
13.74
13.51
13.29
14.06
13.88
13.66
13.46
14.02
13.82
13.63
13.95
13.77
13.91
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
10,000
10 ,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
14,000
70
100
150
200
250
300
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
70
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
250
300
350
400
300
350
400
350
400
400
17.98
17.84
17.59
17.34
17.05
16.77
18.25
18.08
17 .80
17.56
17.30
17.05
16.78
18.35
18.22
17.96
17.73
17.50
17.26
17.03
16.78
18.46
18.35
18.10
17 .88
17.66
17.43
17.22
16.99
17.81
17.60
17.39
17.18
17.74
17.56
17 .35
17.70
17.54
17.69
+0.5
TEHPERATURE
AND PRESSURE
RECORDER
CONNECTING LINE
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HEATING BLOCK
10
PRESSURE, M psig
Fig. 2-Density changes of water-base mud.
12
14
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CI
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~ -0.5
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w
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PRESSURE, M psig
Fig. 4-Density changes of water-base
VS.
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PRESSURE, M psig
oil-base muds.
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